Pneumatic tire.



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PNEUMATIG Tm. APPLICATION FILED MALE, 1905.

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JOHN H. BLEOO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., lASSIGNOR TO ABRAHAM B. LEVY., 0F NEW YGRK, N. Y..

PNEUFTHG TERE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedA Dec. 12, 1905.

Application ied Merch 2, 1905. Serial No. 248,002.

To (ill whom zit may concerm,

Be it known that l, JOHN H. BLEOO, a citizen oi the United States, residing in New York city, borough of Brooklyn, New York, have invented certain new end useful improve-- ments in Pneumatic Tires, of which the foiioiving is e speciiicetion.

My invention reletes to improvements in tires of thepneumutic or cushion class; and the inventi n has for its object to eiiiord resiliency en strength in the tire or shoe and also to prevenft puncturing en inner or inflatrible tube.

The invention comprises the novel details of improvement, that Will be more fully hereineiter set forth und then pointed out in the claims.

' Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein- Figurev l is s sectional view of e portion of e pneumatic tire embodying my invention iitted4 upon e vehicle-Wheel riin. Fig. 2 is e deteil side View, portly in section, et the left on the plane of the line 2 2 in Fig. l end partly in section et the right-bend side, disclosing in iull view the inner inetel protectors. Fig. 3 is e perspective View of one oi the mete-l protectors, end Fig. 4 is e sectionel view thereof` substantially on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe severei views.

My improvements ore illustrate-d in,l conM nection with e tire oi' the ciess commonly celled detachable pneumatic tires.

it 1 is indicated en inner iniinteble rubber tube, which rney be of eny welldmown iorrn commonly used in. detecheble or double-tube pneumatic tires, sind et 2 is the outer shoe or casing oi the tire, ede. )ted to be ett-sched to e Wheea-rim 3 in any We l-irnown manner. The shoe 2 me generally be constructed in eny Well-known nienner of rubber or similer ine.u teriel end rney'heve fabric embedded therein, es et 4' 5, es usuel.

At 6 7 ere indicated series of protectors ernm bedded in the ineterieil oil the sbo-e 2 end shown in the form of curved iin-t rnetei strips or springs, the sideeof `which protectors teper inwardly or towerd the exis of rotation of the tire. A series of protectors 7 everiie the protectors 6 end breek joints therewith, es ing dioetedinig. 2. The protectors 6 '7 ere shown curved et 6a 7a to substentieliy follow the curve o. the shoe, end .seid protectors ere rubber 2b, upon Whic bent laterally et 6b 7 b et their ends, affording firm anchorage for the free ends of the' protectors Within the materiel or the shoe 2,

the protectors 7 being bent outwerdlyet Tf l into the extended ribs 2e et the edges of the shoe 2. The protectors 6 7 ereernbedded in the materiel of the shoe 2 in the course oit manufacture, whereby there will be en inner layer of rubber 2a, over which lies 'the tectors 6, and over seid rotectcrs is e loyer ii ere the protectors 7, and over the letter protectors is the mein body of rubber 2c or rubber end fabric e,

the protectors 6 7 being vulcanized in with the materiel of the shoe, so thetv the rubber Will adhere securely to the metel protectors, ell the parts of the shoe being thus firmly united in e single structure. By preference the edges of the'corres ending protectors 6 7 ere located et e, short r istence eport, nroviding spaces 8 9, through which speces'rubber passes, uniting the several parts 2 2b 2C of the,

rubber or" the shoe. The fabric 5 may eirtend around the foot members 6b 7b oi vprotectors 6 7, es indicated in Fig. l, to assist 1n strengthening the 'shoe et its inner Sepe rated edges;

By havin the inner laterally-extending portions or ect 6b 7b on the protectors that overiie the -rim 3 e iirm bearing for the prou teotors is provided to prevent undue cutting of the inner Websl or leyers-Zd ofthe shoe, particularly when the inner tubo l is delicten,

to prevent injury `from the ends of the protectors when the weight of the tire iced comes upon the deileted shoe.

By having e layer of rubber 2b between two series of protectors end byheving the rub beroi2 the shoe vuicenined upon the outer end inner surieoes oi the protectors 6 7 the pro" tectors ere `firmly held in piece end prevented L`rorn rubbing against eech other and ere cushioned one froinfjnnother, end e further advantage is tiret the movement or bending of theprotectors end the contiguous portions of ruober will be coincident end equal with v out abrasion of the protectors upon the contiguous rubber or upon eech other, the pro', teetors being thereby else rmiy braced end united in e circuler direction, so es not to creep during travel of the tire elong the ground.`

When my im roved tire is tted u on e wheei-rim and t -e inner tube 1 is in ated,

are sie the compressed air Will act in manner Well known in this class of tires, and the protectors will bend, owingto the Weight or strain coming upon them in a line passing from their neripheries toward their inner ends, where r their sides may bulge outwardly, corresponding to or in manner similar to the bending of the rubber. If the air escapes from the inner tube, the protectors 6 7 will prevent total colla se of the shoe 2, as they @will then bend simi arly and equal to the rubner parts 2d of the shoe 2 outwardly, thereby serving to maintain the parts 2d in contact With the flanges 3a of the rim 3.

The protectors may be used in a singletube pneumatic tire by arranging them in the rub ber in manner similar to the arrangement shown in the shoe 2. spring-protectors sufficiently stifl' the shoe or tire can be attached to a wheel-rim and used without the inner inflatable tube 1, the rubber serving to bind the protectors together and hold them upon the rim, the weight being carried by the protectors, the resiliency of the protectors acting in the manner of a cushion under the load. Such arrangement would serve for vehicles of light Weight, such as bicycles and carriages.

The protectors embedded in the material of the tire or shoe, as set forth, strengthen the same and prevent bursting of the tire or shoe, and it the outer layer 2C should be out through to the protectors 7 said layer will still adhere to the protectors.

Having now described my invention, what I claim isl. A tire comprising rubber having a plu- By making the,

eet/yeti rality of series of spring-protectors embedded therein, s aces being provided between the edges of tiie protectors of each series, a layer of rubber being between the protectors, a layer of rubber within the inner protectors, a layer of rubber over the outer protectors, and rubber extending between the edges of the protectors of each series and uniting the adjacent layers of rubber, the rubber being vulcanized upon the protectors, substantially as described.

2; A tire-shoe having ribs along its outer edges, combined with curved springs embedded in the material of the shoe, said springs extending along the tread and sides of the shoe and having inwardly-bent foot portions overlying a rim.

3. A tireshoe having ribs along its outer edges, combined with curved springs embedded in the material of the shoe, said springs extending along the tread and sides ofthe shoeand having their end portions bent outwardly into the ribs of the shoe, said springs also having inwardly-bent foot portions overlying a rim, substantially as described.

4. A tire-shoe having ribs along its outer edges, combined with a plurality of series of springs embedded in the material of the shoe, one series of springs overlapping the other series, said springs having lnwardly-bent flat foot portions at their ends.

5. A tire-shoe having ribs along its outer edges, combined with a plurality of series of springs embedded in the material of the shoe, one series of springs overlapping the other series, said springs being bent at their ends, the. outer springs extending into said ribs, said springs also extending inwardly at their ends over a rim, substantially as described.

J. H, BLEOG.

Witnesses: l

T. F. BOURNE,

M. HoLLrNGsHnAD. 

